How many of you have experienced singing along to Prince's song, SO confident you had the lyrics down, just to realize waaay later that you were totally wrong? This has happened to me on a number of occasions (helped, of course, by the fact that English is not my first language), and it always totally cracks me up when I finally learn what he is REALLY saying. I can only remember one of these now, and not at all the funniest, but I promsise you there have been MANY:

For years and years I always thought his line in "I Would Die 4 U" was "And If you're evil I'll forgive you by the fire" (imagining him forgiving his girlfriend in a romantic moment on the bear rug in front of a cosy fire)...I could't help laughing when I found out it is by and by! How boring in comparison, there goes my nice, romantic imagery...

Now to the point of my thread: How about you guys, would anyone like to share any similar lyrical "bloopers"? Could be fun, in a nice, civil non-judgemental way on a boring monday afternoon.

i awlways thought it was
"strip ure dress down like i was stripping a Peter,pause and enjoy let me show you baby im a talented boy"
i never really understood what a Peter was but i sung it anyway.

Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!KrystleEyes 22/03/05

Also, for years I thought "You're just a sinner I am told
Be your fire when you're cold" in I would die 4u was something like:
"you just as in am I and told me if I win you go" C'MON, ADMIT IT, THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE!

I never knew the third line of the chorus of 'Kiss'("Ain't no particular sign I'm not compatible with")

The line is:

Ain't no particular sign I'm compatible

with

I never knew the second line of the chorus of 'U got the look'("sho' 'nuff to be cookin'")

The line is:

Sho'nuff do be cookin' in my book

Actually it seems, we're both wrong

Kiss
U don't have 2 be beautiful
2 turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
U don't need experience
2 turn me out
U just leave it all up 2 me
I'm gonna show u what it's all about

U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your

Kiss

U got to not talk dirty, baby
If u wanna impress me
U can't be 2 flirty, mama
I know how 2 undress me (Yeah)
I want 2 be your fantasy
Maybe u could be mine
U just leave it all up to me
We could have a good time

U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your

Women not girls rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (Not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
U don't have 2 watch Dynasty
2 have an attitude
U just leave it all up 2 me
My love will be your food
Yeah

U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your

For years I mistakenly thought it was "four letter words were seldom heard with such dignity and pride" But after hearing the live version of Joy in Repetition, I realised it was "...will not be heard on this stage tonight"
I also thought for years that in Days of Wild, he sang "all you silent motherfuckers" but since the live single I know it's "silent Americans ". Silly me, huh?

1. Until very recently actually, I always thought in the 2nd verse of Baby I'm A Star he was saying:

"Hey, take a little sound...tell me do you like what you hear?"

As opposed to the real words..."take a listen".

2. When it came out... (and this is more significant)... in Raspberry Beret I was singing...

"And if it was warm, she wouldn't wear it much more"

when actually there is no word "it" in there. It just seemed to me it needed another syllable rythmically. Of course that changes the meaning (I guess I figured if it was hot she wouln't want to wear the beret, as opposed to the real meaning...she wears the beret and very little else!!!)

I was pretty naive .

P.S. This topic is great!

P.P.S I still think that the "Baby but I are" line in Baby I'm A Star is dumb... talk about poetic license!!! That sounds like some lame white-bread person trying to do a very poor imitation of what he thinks "black english" sounds like!

We were driving to friends and listening to live at the aladdin, when my mrs turned to me and said, "did he used to be in the band or something?". I didn't have a clue what she was talking about and asked her who, thinking maybe Eric Leeds or Maceo. She says, "Dick Wade, did he used to play with Prince?". I was completely puzzled for a few seconds, then the penny dropped. Prince was asking, "who in this house knows about the Quake!".